Race and the New Congress

Panelists, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus, talked about was the upcoming 111th Congress. Topics included panel…
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Panelists, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus, talked about was the upcoming 111th Congress. Topics included panel members' reactions to the election of Barack Obama, pressure to govern from the center, the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton, President-Elect Obama’s cabinet nominees, the expansion of executive power during the Bush Administration, and possible disagreements with the Obama Administration. Panel members responded to audience members' questions. Lesley Stahl moderated.

The program “Race and the New Congress” was held in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.